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A Bleeding Nodule on the Scalp

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Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders

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An 88-year-old male patient was referred to the department because of an exophytic nodule on the bald scalp, which showed some bleeding. His medical history was positive for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with field cancerization of the scalp, diabetes mellitus type 2, renal insufficiency, atrioventricular block with pacemaker implantation, hypertension, hypothyreosis, gonarthrosis, and partial pulmonary resection during World War II.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Municipal Hospital of Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital, Dresden, Germany

    Uwe Wollina

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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Wollina, U. (2022). A Bleeding Nodule on the Scalp. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93426-2_41

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